Cosi Dolce... Cosi Perversa (1969)

"Cosi Dolce... Cosi Perversa," released internationally as "So Sweet... So Perverse," is a slick Italian giallo thriller built on psychosexual obsession. Tangled affairs and simmering jealousy drive the plot toward murky, dangerous territory. Carroll Baker anchors the film with a performance that trades on both vulnerability and menace. She fits squarely into the genre's fascination with beautiful women caught in webs of deceit. The archive holds 2 scene clips from the film. One catches her topless, the other finds her tangled in a charged sex scene. Together they offer a telling glimpse of the sensuality woven through the film's shadowy, dangerous atmosphere.